The Employment Trends Team’s core objective is to provide evidence-based labour market analysis utilizing reliable and up-to-date labour market information and statistics.
The main programme areas under EMP/TRENDS include:
- Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
- Global Employment Trends
- Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) employment indicators
- Estimates and projections of labour market indicators
- Country support for strengthening national capacity in the area of LMIA
The Trends Team consists of trained economists, econometricians, database and software developers and administrative support staff based in Geneva. Team members work closely with ILO colleagues from the Department of Statistics and regional offices, particularly in the area of assisting member States in strengthening technical capacities in the area of labour market information and analysis.